In the next Santa Clarita Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, commissioners are expected to vote on several new projects including business park condominiums and a two-year time extension for The Master’s University lot construction. 

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is expected to vote on permitting up to 85 commercial condominium units within Tourney Building 6, an existing building, at 27335 Tourney Road in Santa Clarita. 

Tourney Building 6, originally developed as an office building, was granted an approval to have its original footprint and architecture revised in 2017 and the applicant has now requested to modify the once office into commercial condominiums, according to the agenda. 

With its general plan and zoning designation falling within the Business Park, the property is bounded by office buildings and a hotel to the north, Valencia Country Club golf course to the east and Interstate 5 to the west, read the report.

“This zone is intended for mixed employment districts in areas accessible to transportation and visible from freeways and major arterials and is intended to promote the development of master-planned environments with a high quality of design and construction,” read the agenda. 

The proposal does not include physical alterations or developments of the building. 

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Commissioners are also expected to vote on the two-year time extension of the Master’s University to create various college campus lots, a residential lot and open space lots on the 21000 block of Placerita Canyon Road, according to the agenda. 

The Santa Clarita City Council originally approved the subdivision project in 2009 to create various college campus lots, a residential lot for 42 detached condominium units, open space lots, homeowners’ association lots, a private street lot and a water quality basin lot, read the proposal. 

If approved, the project expiration date would be extended through January 2024. 

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Construction of the proposed lithium-ion battery storage facility in Canyon Country is now eligible to break ground following the approval of the Santa Clarita Planning Commission at the last meeting, which had previously doubted the public safety of the project throughout 2021. 

During previous discussions about the lithium-ion battery storage facility since August, Santa Clarita Planning Commissioners had expressed concerns regarding the fire and seismic safety of the 80-megawatt facility in Canyon Country, according to the agenda. 

In the Santa Clarita Planning Commission’s most recent meeting, Fire Marshall Chief Albert Yanikasawa and acting Assistant Chief Nick Burkuta provided comments on behalf of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, noting no fatal flaws in the system, and were available for further questions.

However, Commissioner Renee Berlin referenced an article and raised concerns regarding thermal runaway and possible spontaneous re-ignition, which led to her objection to the project, according to the agenda. 

“Commissioner Tim Burkhart raised concerns to the Fire Department regarding: characteristics of the fire and method of knockdown and similarities to any other structure fire; pollutants and fumes released during an active fire; and evacuation plans with special needs situations,” read the agenda. 

Vice-Chair Dennis Ostrom detailed a more in-depth understanding of a lithium-ion battery “explosion” since the last meeting and recommended that an alert system be connected to a fire suppression system. 

Having expressed their worries with officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Santa Clarita Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for the project, with one objection from Commissioner Berlin, according to the agenda. 

Introduced in 2021, the project has since been delayed several times in an effort to appease the requests of Santa Clarita residents in close proximity to the facility, according to the agenda. 

Proposed to cover three acres of undeveloped land east of the intersection of Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Road, organizers with the Canyon Country Energy Storage Project have been requesting a conditional use permit from the planning commission for approximately five months.

During the first meeting about the project in August, the majority of speakers opposed the project due to the proximity to residential spaces and fire safety concerns, according to the agenda.

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